Things definately warming up now…
Local summer type things
We have a fair few Red Kites in the area and this is one of them.
The train has arrived…
The Llangollen Railway (a heritage railway, you can find them HERE) has extended their railway line into our local town of Corwen!
A trip out
Starting in York, you can tell by the photo of York Minster…
York was followed by Beadnell Bay
After Beadnell Bay it seemed like a good idea to drive to Falkirk and visit Helix Park and the Falkirk Wheel…
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It reconnects the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project.
Planners decided early on to create a dramatic 21st-century landmark structure to reconnect the canals, instead of simply recreating the historic lock flight.
The wheel raises boats by 24 metres (79 ft), but the Union Canal is still 11 metres (36 ft) higher than the aqueduct which meets the wheel. Boats must also pass through a pair of locks between the top of the wheel and the Union Canal. The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift of its kind in the world, and one of two working boat lifts in the United Kingdom, the other being the Anderton Boat Lift.
Reference; Wikipedia
Obviously, if you have been visiting in Falkirk it makes sense to go to the Isle Of Skye, via Glencoe and suchlike…
As is the way of things the weather decided to cave in to the demands of the rain gods but we managed to get some good weather…
When we use the term “camped out” we should be clear that we are not camping as such. We have heating, comfy furniture, a fridge, bathroom, bed, in fact everything except a tent…
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